MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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